GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Direct (5)

4 Sudden and unexpected event or piece of news (4,4,3,4)

14 Stairway (5)

15 Temporary repair (5) 16 Rules of personal conduct (10)

17 Intone (5)

19 Pair (3)

20 Envious (7)

21 Schedule of events (9) 22 Eternally (6)

25 Perfect (9)

27 Cleaned with water (6) 28 Climb (6)

33 Assured (10)

35 Tint (3)

36 Fiddle (6)

37 Burial chamber (4)

39 Cunning (3)

41 Occupy (7)

42 Truthful (6)

43 Easily offended or upset (9)

44 Thrusting forward movement (5)

45 Type of shark (8)

50 Myself (2)

51 Shaky (8)

55 Brazilian dance (5)

58 Highest (9)

59 Cut back (6)

60 Advantage (7)

61 Tune (3)

63 Sit for (4)

64 Flour maker (6)

65 Road danger (3)

66 Swap for (10)

68 Fume with anger (6) 69 Thrown (6)

71 Procession (9)

76 Financial plan (6)

77 Barber’s accessory (9) 79 Straddling (7)

81 Take to court (3)

84 Assess (5)

85 Antibiotic drug (10) 86 Branches (5)

87 Paradox (5)

88 Cartoonist’s, artist’s, plan-drawer’s accessory (6,9)

89 Invited (5)

DOWN

2 Journey (6)

3 Distinguish oneself (5) 5 Monster (4)

6 On lists (anag) (7)

7 Brought up (6)

8 Mediterranean island (5)

9 Annoying inconveniences (7)

10 Reverse (4)

11 Not capable (6)

12 Unwanted garden plants (5)

13 Stun (7)

14 Father and son Austrian composers (7) 18 Grossly unconventional (10)

23 Icy rain (5)

24 Sense of regret (7)

26 Flier’s fee (7)

27 Swelter (anag) (7)

29 Titillating literature, art (7)

30 Satisfy by drinking (6) 31 Tribal leader (5)

32 Enrol (4,2)

34 Fate (4)

36 Competing (5)

38 Muscular (5)

40 Grime (4)

45 Hit heavily (5)

46 Swift sharp reply (7) 47 Waves (4)

48 Not native (6)

49 Slanderous defamation (5)

50 Wedded (7)

52 Incredulity (10)

53 Voted in (7)

54 Delicately elegant (6) 55 Cheese type (7)

56 Said further (5)

57 High cards (4)

62 German submarine (1-4)

67 Lacking clarity, distinctness (7)

68 Of earthquakes (7)

70 Surgeon’s knife (7) 72 Declare free from guilt (7)

73 Death (6)

74 Seller of food and household goods (6)

75 Fit for consumption (6)

76 Under (5)

78 Spread in America (5) 80 Horse straps (5)

82 Fashionable (4)

83 Military flute (4)